Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-07
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Ipeciai Correspondence Of Gaseste and Journal
DoyEs, April 4.-The Senate to-day
In the House joint resolution
o receive no new business after Monday
ue1t. and the house followed this up with
. reaolution to adjourn sine die on Friday
II NEXT week and BY resembling the rule
seven days between first and
second readings OF corporation bills. II
the Senate coneura in this final adjourn
ment resolution, and both houses stick TO
Il. work will certainly have TO be rushed
during the few remaining days Of the
session and some measures are going TO
be left.
Taking chances at church fairs came In |
for sharp scoring this afternoon. AZ
the request of parties who wanted TO get |
10 such fair, Mr.. Jones had moved for |
a reconsideration of the vote by which
the hill for the suppression of policy
gambling had passed the House; with in
tent to amend the same so that II ahould
not apply to games OF chance at church,
flte company and charity fairs. DR..
Chandler vigorously proreRted. BE hoped
the Legislature would stand drm, and that
gambling would be kept out Of the churches
IA we'll as elsewhere. Never let 1t be
said that the Legislature passed q law
condemning the lottery business and then
allowed the churches and Sunday schools
to violate its spirit He thought II dread
full that liking for gambling should be
implanted in children at Sunday school
fairs. Mr.. Jones did not consider the
taking Of chances ut these fairs az in any
sense gambling; it was rather pleasant
method of contributing. Mr.. Ware could
not see anything wrong about church
| fairs he had known some OF the strietest
of church members TO solicit persons TO
take chances. Mr.. Smalley conscientiously
believed that such teachings IS children
get at these church fairs plant
the seed that leads to the neces
sity for such legislation as this
law embodies. He did not thinh
church fairs would be affected by thi'
law, hut he did think that the spirit OF
gambling fostered by such fairs should
be put down. Mr. Taylor did not relish
the idea OF recognizing gambling shop
for the sake of letting the churches oat
Mr.. Medill looked upon any game o
chance as gambling, whether in the loves
den Of Wilmington or in Grace Church
n ministers have got to advocating gam
, bling it is time TO look after the minis
tiers. Mr.. Mccoy said il the law does no
! meet all games of chance IL would b'
we'll TO amend il till it does. Mr. Jones
motion was lost by the following vote
Ayes-.Allaband, Jones, Mulligan, Norpy
d Rust, Temple, Ware-7.
!. Noes--Chandler, DRsey, Harrington
q Lowber, Mccoy, McGeo, Medill, Scotch
Smaliey, Taylor, Wilson. Speaker-l2.
Mr.. Jones' bill respecting the fees
4 justices, constabIes and sheriffs, propose
TO deal with an abuse which looms up
/ pretty big thing when one comes
70 scrutinize It. Mr.. Smalley assertB that
" in cheaper to send tramp to the olayto
r, House than to Jail for q nights lodging
Z and Mr.. Jones' figures bear out this asse
= ton. Here is an itemized bill of costs
ar the county in case where vagrai
4 asks peace officer to run him in" |
O. that he may secure place to lay b
vs. head; affidavit. 25 cents; Judgment, 1
o. commitment, IS; witness, so; sheriff
q commitment, so; turkeys fee, SO; arres
" " so; lodging, 10; total, $3.SS. He pr
~ poses to ont down this costly entertsi
al ment to about $l.25.
ie George v. Massey, Esq, gave the leg
IN lators taste of interstate commerce 10
| lhbl Wteh ny thhAnB up NhSAA StA BeN''
le and giving them in exchange passes got
% until April 30th for travel within the linn
IA of the State of Delaware only No mo
~ free rides to Philadelphia OF Washingto
at least over the Pennsylvania lines.
ID the Senate.
70 DOVER, March 30.-The Senate met at
st O'Clock.
es Read and referred--Houss bill for rel
he Of district ll6, Kent county; Senate bills
us incorporate West Prong Meadow Bran
at Ditch Company: to divorce Julia A. FRI
X George W. Morgan; to amend chap.
On Revised Code; to divorce Caleb from An
.r, Woolford In relation to the use Of rot
m for certain purposes.
~ Passed-House bill to lay out road
i'm North West Fork hundred.
an On motion Of Mr.. Cooper, the passage
rnr the House bill to enable james O. Beebe
a. stock Culp's Branch with tleh was rec
ia. sid0red, amended and repassed.
ms Passed House bill authorizing John
yht Jefferson to straighten public rot
Senate bill to dissolve district LOG, K
county; House bills incorporating I.ibe
Conclave OF Haptasophs; amending chap
100, volume Nv, (givlng the right OF app
in cruelty to ehilhrAp rqsesN' snnHte
~ ptlYtuing Tor the cantaiink and hlinG
sIachui1 y siio auditor III secDanta ho
GEEl tE -gilfInn to the Acknowledgment
aaS deeds In foreign countries; to amend
'eR, charter Of the New Castle Dyke Compa
ich Introduced and read-House bill dive
ty ing Frank b. from Carrie h. LaHerty
vsd ferred under suspension OF rules }
"a DIR. Lewis, from the COMMITTEES on c
- porations reported adversely on the scr
ere bill to Incorporate the Del aware Light, /
In and Power Company, and, on his mot
nd, the bill was indefinitely postponed.
ere Adjourned.
the AFTERNOON SESSION.
low The Senate reassembled at o'clock.
all The bill reineorporattng the Mere
rms Branch Ditch Company was reconside
old and with new commissioners inserted
lift. bill was again pissed.
n House bill incorporating the Feny
- Island Company was read, and und'
altl suspension Of the rules tho bill was re-
iehE second time.
of The same course was taken regard e
by bill relating to the taxation OF the r.,
IL u Railroad Company.
tba Dr. Lewis gave notice Of an act to au
oo5 section 4, chapter lC6, Revised Code, ar
. i, act relating TO replevin
W The bill relating to Laurel schonldist
tne WAS passed.
In A petition relating to new road 10 S
and Murderkill hundred was presented by :
fol. tor Lewis and read.
the Mr.. McWhorter gave notice OF an Il
,lee vacatn portion OF certain stree
y9s Wilmington.
800 on motion OF same gentleman, bill I
q OF corporate tho Malam locomotive works
the read second time.
Z, it Bill incorporating the Muddy Br
spth Ditch Company was passed.
The MIR McWhorter introduced bill In
,s,-t tIou TO parts OF Eleventh and Monroe 81
- Ia Wilmingt3a. Uadgr suspension OF
:fen' the bill Was read il second time an
'nu ferred.
SAL, House bill incorporating the tow
hing Kenton was passed with amendments.
May House hil authnriziqg the mayor
NJ II City Council Of Wilmington to b0
,,,.ra money and provide for tha repaymt
80 the same was read twice. under -lspe
tua' Of the rules, reported back rom CONN
there and passed.
alton House bill relating 10 the mlpicipat
In Of Wilmington WIS called M FIR cOnst
, 3lst ton, but, on motion Of SerNtat Dorma
1 fol- bill was laid over tt!t tomorrow
4 ON o'clock.
n Adjourned
Penn DOVER Ma-ta 81 The senate asee,
or of If II 30 oclDek
were House bill tor tins faltaer R0yernm
long the municipal court Of Wilmington
stoy6 passed by the i9i!0wing vote:
100 Ayes Bacon, Cooper, CrNssan, DO
80 Martin, AIcWhOrter, speaker.
ieth Nays Ferguson Ilewls--2.
leh Vi HAid drs Hhd second times and re
1854 q House bill r esuaty and municipt
n the alton Of railroads. The same bill W
very poHet lavor&0ie ana, On morton {
nutil h4 n Pas'.n, uEt,,a, -,
IL 5th ,rn s In ~ ,t' - "a,
o fell AMI retsrrt,d
year. Read ana referred House bill rsla
Il the ne registry OF logs In Kent comfy.
Der so Introduced by Mr. Dormau, 10 III!
9th OF road 10 Rroadklln hundred, hsad
a was M telsftTG y M i PIN ,a,l'e''
there pa,ss tIn,,sa Iii iIvornin., NJ,
.nund 800, n I = tSart,,+ Sa,,a,,, biIl